Tooth-brush holder and sterilizer.



A. G. TILLMAN.

TOOTH BRUSH HOLDER AND STERILIZER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4. 1914.

Patented May 23, 1916.

ALBERT Gr. TILLMAN, F VICKSBURG, MISSIVSSIPI.

TOOTH-BRUSH HOLDER AND STERILIZER. y

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 23, 1916.

Application led February 4, 1914. SerialvNo. 816,510.`

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT G. TILLMAN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Vicksburg, in the county of Warren and State .of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tooth- Brush Holders and Sterilizers, of which the y following is a specification.V

My invention relates to a tooth-brush holder and sterilizer, for holding a toothbrush and disinfecting the same when not in use; and also to a support for the same,

whereby the brush may be kept in an aseptic condition, and whereby a series of such devices may be suspended from a wall, or the like, and the name of the owner of the brush may be written on or connected to the same.

The object is to so construct the device that it will be neat, eiicientdurable, will have few parts, and may be easily. and cheaply manufactured.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like symbols of reference represent corresponding parts in the several v1ews1--Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device, showing the same in its operative position with the tooth-brush therein; Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the device; and, Fig. 3 is a modified construction of the cap for the holder.

In the drawings the numeral 1 represents the container; 2 the cap of the same; 3 the interior or inner portion of the cap; and 4 the ground joint connecting the cap to the container.

5 is a pellet of cotton or absorbent material for receiving the disinfecting or antiseptic luid.

6 is a liange or thread in the chamber of the cap to hold the absorbent material; 7 a fiange around the receptacle for supporting it in the bracket; and 8 a small bottle` or vial containing` the st erilizing agent, such as formalin, or the like.

9 and 10 are bands or rings lhaving a screw 11 for connecting it to a wall or other support, the same forming the bracket? for the receptacles.

a 12 is-a flange formed on bottle 8 to hold 1t suspended in ring 10; and 13 a lip formed on the bottle or Vial 8 for dropping the fluid.

' The cap is flat on top to permit it standing while the formaldehyde solution is being placed in the same; or, if preferred, it may be in solid form in tablets or grains. The

lgas emanating from the solution fills the i receptacle and thoroughly `sterilizes the brush. 4

In the preferred form of my invention the cap is made of metal and the formation of the cap permits the same to have a springy action, and thus a perfect seal is the result. It may, however, if desired, be made solid as shown in Fig. 3, and the retaining flange for the cotton 'be located, as shown,

saidv cap formed with a double wall forming an annular space, and an annular receptacle formed in the inner wall to receive absorbent material, said annular receptacle formed with a flange at its mouth to hold the material in its proper position in the receptacle.

2. A tooth-brush holder, consisting of a container,A and a cap for the same, said cap formed with a double shell having a space between the same and a receptacle in the top of the inner shell formed with a contracted mouth to hold' an absorbent material in the same. p

Intestimony whereof I aiix myv signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT G. TILLMAN.

Witnesses:

F. E. ONEIL, HARRY F. HAMMETT. 

